The South China Sea arbitration: Why does it matter?
Damos Dumoli Agusman and Haryo Budi Nugroho look at the Philippines v China case in The Hague. 
THE defence of the nation, together with provision of the physical, economic and social security of the citizens, are the central planks that support the legitimacy, credibility and authority of any government, the Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, said in a speech to the Lowy Institute which drew on principles enunciated by Prime Minister Alfred Deakin (pictured) in 1907. India’s new naval strategy
The release by Indian Defence Minister Shri Monohar Parrikar (pictured) of India's new maritime strategy shows that proxy war through terrorism has not prevented India from adopting an outward-looking approach to maritime security and shows India is dilating the geographical scope of its maritime focus, Dr Gurpreet S. Khurana argues. Answering the Call. Port of Melbourne statue unveiling
Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett unveils memorial statue at the Port of Melbourne. Commissioning of HMAS Adelaide
HMAS Adelaide, the second of two Landing Helicopter Docks (LHDs) built for the Royal Australian Navy, was commissioned into the Fleet on 4 December 2015, alongside Garden Island, Sydney. US retreating in South China Sea
The US is ‘steadily retreating’ in the South China Sea dispute, according to Dean Cheng, one of the top US experts on the Chinese military and the PRC’s space program and an analyst at the conservative Heritage Foundation. 
World Naval Developments – Nov 2015
In November 2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping announced sweeping changes in the Chinese military, Norman Friedman looks at the implications. The worsening US-China South China Sea face off
From Grenatec
Manila's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting was a tale of two summits. The official one centered on trade. The unofficial one focused on the South China Sea. FGS Baden-Württemberg under construction — photo essay
FGS Baden-Wurttemberg under construction.